5 Portfolios in Promotion and Tenure Decisions: Areas of ExcellencePortfolios in Promotion and Tenure Decisions: Areas of Excellence* •Leadership of educational programs •Quality of teaching, judged by peers •Quality of teaching, judged by learners •Innovation and scholarship in education •National reputation as a teacher •Extent of participation in teaching (*Aim: excellence in at least two of six)

7 What Is the Reflective StatementWhat Is the Reflective Statement? •Key orienting and organizing element •Lynchpin for the portfolio “argument” –What are your opportunities for excellence? •Annotation for the evidence and materials presented in the portfolio

9 Writing the Reflective Statement Answer these questions in 3 pages or less: –What are my teaching roles and responsibilities? –Who are my students/learners? –What are their roles and responsibilities? –How do I teach? –Why do I teach as I do? –What do I expect my learners will achieve as a result of my teaching? –How have I improved/how will I improve?

10 Documenting Teaching: Include All of the Tasks of Teaching •Course and curriculum design and development •Teaching: large groups, small groups, individuals •Assessing learning and teaching •Improving instruction •Professional development •Conducting educational research or program evaluation (grants?) •Advising and/or mentoring •Educational administration

12 The Materials of Teaching •Only for the working portfolioThe Materials of Teaching •Only for the working portfolio! •Include samples of: –materials from oneself –materials from others –products of teaching –other evidence